Syncro,
I’ve had a chance to dig some more in this. It looks like this new group has gone legit. A lot of big names in the grassroots movement are latched on to this.
http://www.theteaparty.net/about-us/
Some that jump out are Jennifer Burke, Kevin Jackson and Scottie Hughes. They are well known and wouldn’t jump into any group that is bogus. I also think their IT guy, Rick Hill was one of the bodies behind The Tea Party Community which is the new social media site that is booming.
https://www.teapartycommunity.com/index.php?do=/
Innis is very ligit (and I have followed his and his dad's org for years), as is Kevin Jackson.
I have met both of them.
Jackson has been along on some of the TPX tours and is an outstanding guy.
One of their people on the about website used to be with the TPX, but no longer is.
I don't know when that page was updated last.
They also have an employee that used to be with the TPX also, and spent most of her time there undermining those that she did not like. Including the top guy.
She is dangerous to any Tea Party group, and managed to waste a lot of donated money on herself---before she was ousted.
This group can do some good things, but I still part ways with them on how they use their money.
TheTeaParty.net only currently uses approximately 30% of contributions received on items that would be considered “administrative.” That includes staff compensation, office space, office supplies, etc. Approximately 70% of the donations are used to recruit thousands of people to the Tea Party movement...etc
The money used to recruit should be in administrative, which would bring down tremendously the amount spent on regular Tea Party stuff.
Still a skeptic...: > )
But I do hope that what with having some good people involved that they can be effective.
(Innis and Jackson need to watch the leadership closely.) As well as the low level narcissists parading as legit but out for themselves.
Like the Tea Party Patriots, what they have done best is having a data base of tea parties that started under their auspices.
Many of the TPP teapartys that formed have nothing to do with TTP anymore, for good reason.